Joe Thanks
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Dudleyville
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Try substituting "The United States", "Canada", "England" or a number of other places for "Korea". Read the new post out loud. You'll see why this post is funny, and not funny ha ha.
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I have noticed this phenominon significantly more here than say New Zealand, which is the only other country I care to comment on seriously as these are the only two countries I've lived in for any length of time. |
In the US it's usually a laughable "We are number one," or, "Yoo Ess Aye!"
No lectures on four distinct seasons, no national praise about "pure blood" or homogenaity (read: promote eugenics), no blaming the IMF when our corporations get us in the sh@tter. It's a simple. mindless, meatheaded chant and wave of a flag.
At one time: sure. Like 1955. Since many South Korean jingoists, er, "patriots" boast (mistakenly) about "5000 years of history" (actually, about 2,000 - impressive as is, but they DO NOT predate the Chinese or Indian empires) compared to America' paltry 200+ years of official, beuracratic history (ignoring the native dynasties) - then I hold it more suspicious that it's so xenophobic and unenlightened about the rest of the world - namely its "cultural gatekeepers." So...
It is very different from the norm at home. At home it's simplistic - even moronic flag waving. Kinda like a drunk uncle dropping his drawers and doing a dance in his boxers at a wedding. It's a sad cartoon.
There's a demonstrative hostility and perpetual sense of "look at me" one-upmanship behind the barage of ego-boosting propaganda that it feeds to its own people, let alone its "guests." It's equal to the same horse sh@t North Korea barks on a daily basis, if not much more sinister because South Korea has infinitely more civil liberties, a developed economy, a better standard of living, and access to the world.
Juxtaposing this to the US - it seems even more illogical, since South Korea is not a world player and has less to prove/uphold. It's a bit like a kid wanting to sit at the adult table during a holiday feast.
Who pays a lot of doug hinto helping the Koreas? The US. Who pays to help the US on its own soil? NOBODY. So you'd think it would be much more sinister in America. It's not. despite what some hosebags who have NEVER been to, nor lived in the U. S. - might claim - it's not. FACT.
Schooled by Joe Thanks.
Moving back from that digression, South Korea's propaganda builds into an hysterical furvor. It hits outsiders over the head, bludgeoning them until they react with violent rejection, or become so desensitized to it they tow the line, hook, line and sinker (talking trash about Japan for no reason - the "they did bad things to Korea" bullsh@t, as well as spewing the same 'four disinct season" schpeil.) like automatons.
Ironically, I find it similar to Canada. Lots of people feel the need to PROVE something, isntead of letting the way things are to peak for the nation itself.
At least it's more thought-out than "Yoo ess aye!"
Juxtapose this to Taiwan, where most people want out, or simply have no trust in their government, and a sad lack of pride in their accomplishments on a national scale. It's also a country where it's relatively uncommon to have locals hit you over the head with why their island is so great and as good as anywhere else. Compared to Korea you'll meet more traveled citizens too. the flag waving is usually politicians and gangsters - usually one in the same.
Some observations,
Joe |
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